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Celebrating Animation Mastery: The Inaugural Collision Awards
Celebrating Animation Mastery: The Inaugural Collision Awards
Digitalmagicians Studios is proud to announce The Collision Awards, a global initiative to honor excellence in animation and motion design across various domains, including film, TV, games, and XR.
This prestigious awards program is orchestrated by The Telly Awards in collaboration with esteemed industry leaders such as Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, Animation Nights New York, Motion Plus Design, SIGGRAPH ACM London, Skwigly, Stash, VIEW Conference, and WeTransfer.
Randeep Katari has been appointed as the general manager of The Collision Awards. With a remarkable career including roles at Netflix, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Nickelodeon, and NBC/Universal, Katari brings a wealth of expertise to this exciting new venture.
The lineup of founding jurors features notable figures such as Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation; Andrew Millstein, Co-head of Annapurna Animation; Maureen Fan, CEO of Baobab; Sarah Cox, Executive Creative Director at Aardman; Marge Dean, Head of Skybound and President of Women in Animation; Julie Lockhart, Co-founder of Locksmith Animation; Melinda Dilger, Global Head of Animation Production at Riot Games; Ronnie del Carmen, Co-director/Writer of Pixar’s Inside Out; Jinko Gotoh, Producer of Finding Nemo; and Jorge Gutierrez, Writer/Director of Maya and the Three.
The awards will cover six categories: marketing and communications, commercials, TV, film, experiential, and games and XR. Each category offers opportunities to recognize craftsmanship in 2D and character animation, storyboarding, and a variety of audience targets, including preschoolers.
Entries open on Monday, with an early bird deadline set for March 8. Winners of the inaugural awards will be announced in July.
In his statement, Katari shared, “Helping lead an organization that’s dedicated to celebrating animation, motion design, and the community of creatives within it allows us to spotlight undiscovered stories and under-recognized talents all around the world.”
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